João Ricardo
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| João Ricardo | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | João Ricardo Pereira Batalha Santos Ferreira | |
| Date of birth | 7 January 1970 | |
| Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | |
| Height | 180cm | |
| Position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | unattached | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1993-98 1998-01 2000-2005 2006- |
Académico Viseu Salgueiros Moreirense unattached |
107 (0) 1 (0) 97 (0) 0 (0) |
| National team** | ||
| 1996- | Angola | 29 (0) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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João Ricardo Pereira Batalha Santos Ferreira (born January 7, 1970 in Luanda, Angola) better known as João Ricardo (pron. IPA: [ʒu'ɐ̃ũ ʁi'kaɾðu]) is an Angolan football goalkeeper and member of the national team and 2006 FIFA World Cup participant.
Ricardo is Angolan of Portuguese descent and returned to Portugal with his family, along with most white Angolans in 1974 while he was only 4 years old. He played first in his adopted home town of Leiria and then at Marrazes, although he is now without a professional team and has been for three years. His inclusion came about from strict disciplined self-training.
He played a pivotal role in Angola's surprise 0-0 draw with Mexico in the group stage of the tournament, making several key saves one where he saved a Rafael Marquez free-kick and a Pavel Pardo shot with one hand. In his subsequent game against Iran he performed very well and was soon offered a contract by Iranian outfit Zob Ahan FC. The deal fell apart though, and Ricardo is still clubless.[1]
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- ^ ريكاردو با ذوبى ها به توافق نرسيد. Iran Varzeshi. Retrieved on 2006-07-12.
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Angola squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 João Ricardo | 2 Marco Airosa | 3 Jamba | 4 Lebo Lebo | 5 Kali | 6 Miloy | 7 Figueiredo | 8 André | 9 Mantorras | 10 Akwá | 11 Mateus | 12 Lamá | 13 Édson | 14 Mendonça | 15 Rui Marques | 16 Flávio | 17 Zé Kalanga | 18 Love | 19 Titi Buengo | 20 Locó | 21 Delgado | 22 Mário | 23 Marco Abreu | Coach: Gonçalves |
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